Widecombe Fair (1928)
- Directed by
- Norman Walker
- Genre
- silent film, comedy drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A farmer faces losing his farm. He digs up buried treasure, which saves his land and his way of life.
lightheartednostalgicwhimsicalupbeatold-fashionedgentlehopeful
What happens
Widecombe Fair is a 1928 British silent comedy drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring William Freshman, Marguerite Allan, Moore Marriott and Judd Green. The screenplay concerns a farmer who is able to save his farm when he digs up buried treasure. The film's plot was adapted from a 1913 novel by Eden Phillpotts, loosely based on the popular folk song "Widecombe Fair". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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